Manny Gómez
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Emmanuel Gómez is a Canadian professional football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 player of Argentine descent, he is currently contracted with Sportivo Barracas
Sportivo Barracas
Sportivo Barracas was a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, property of Club Sportivo Barracas. It was used mostly for football matches and was used as a venue during the South American Championship 1921 and South American Championship 1925. The stadium held 30,000 people.The stadium...

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Early life

Gómez was just two years old when he and his family moved to Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...

. Both of his parents were born in Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza, Argentina
Mendoza is the capital city of Mendoza Province, in Argentina. It is located in the northern-central part of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, on the eastern side of the Andes. As of the , Mendoza's population was 110,993...

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Career

Gómez began his career in his hometown with the Victoria Football Academy and was 2005 scouted from Argentine top club Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

. After three years with Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....

 on their youth side, he signed his first professional contract with Club Social y Deportivo Tristán Suárez
Club Social y Deportivo Tristán Suárez
Club Social y Deportivo Tristán Suárez is a football club from Tristán Suárez city, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The squad currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, which is the regionalised third level of the Argentine Football Association....

. Gómez played in his first professional season for CSD Tristán Suárez
Club Social y Deportivo Tristán Suárez
Club Social y Deportivo Tristán Suárez is a football club from Tristán Suárez city, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The squad currently plays in Primera B Metropolitana, which is the regionalised third level of the Argentine Football Association....

 in the Argentine Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana
Primera B Metropolitana is one of two leagues that form the regionalized third level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level three is the Torneo Argentino A....

, playing twenty-seven games and scoring seven goals. In January 2008 he joined Sportivo Barracas
Sportivo Barracas
Sportivo Barracas was a multi-use stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, property of Club Sportivo Barracas. It was used mostly for football matches and was used as a venue during the South American Championship 1921 and South American Championship 1925. The stadium held 30,000 people.The stadium...

 in the Primera C Metropolitana
Primera C Metropolitana
The Primera C is one of the two leagues that form the regionalised fourth level of the Argentine football league system. The other league at level four is the Torneo Argentino B....

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International career

Gómez is former Canada men's national youth soccer teams
Canada men's national youth soccer teams
Canada's men's national soccer teams compete at various age levels, including under-23 , under-20, and under-17. Many of Canada's current internationals have played at one or more of these age levels early in their career, often working with the same coaches and teammates throughout their...

 player who played two games for the U-15 and one game for the U-20
Canada U-20 men's national soccer team
Canada U-20 men's national soccer team, also known as Canada Under-20s or Canada U-20s, is the youth club for national soccer in Canada. It plays a large role in the development of Canadian soccer, and is considered to be the feeder team for the Canada men's national soccer team...

 of Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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